A man best known for being the victim of a beating at the hands of Milwaukee police officers, had his new home surrounded by police and a SWAT vehicle Monday morning in Wauwatosa.

The exact circumstances are still unclear, but police told WISN 12 News they got a call Monday morning reporting a possible robbery going on inside the home Jude has lived in since last year.

Officers surrounded the house, quickly shutting down the neighborhood for about three hours.

Neighbors told WISN 12 News the police told them there was a possible hostage situation inside the modest ranch home on 121st and Vliet streets.

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"I looked out the window. I seen squads. I seen police everywhere, and then I started freaking out," Jude's brother, Jerome Wallace, said.

Wallace said a police officer called the house and ordered him to come outside.

"I looked through the window, and all of a sudden I saw squad cars, and all the guns drawn and go back downstairs and tell my girl, 'There police outside.' I don't know what's going on, and I'm talking to this lady on the phone, and she's telling me to come outside with my hands up, and I'm telling her, 'I didn't do nothing wrong, and I don't want to go to jail,'" Wallace said.

Eventually, Wallace came out without any incident, and he was released after police verified no one was being robbed or held hostage.

Wallace said he believes someone with a grudge against his brother made the initial police call.

Jude was the victim in a notorious police abuse case nine years ago that led to federal convictions against seven Milwaukee officers.

WISN 12 News has uncovered court records showing Jude was recently charged with violating a domestic abuse restraining order, and there's an open arrest warrant for him issued this month.

"It's a small warrant because I've been working hard to keep him out of trouble and motivating him, and he's been staying out of trouble for like a year, which is pretty good in my book," Wallace said.

Police said, however, the tactical wasn't related to anything except the report of a robbery in progress.

Jude's brother said police told him they were concerned at first that Jude was in danger, but they were later able to make phone contact with him, and he's fine.